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Les Moss
John Lester Moss
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: May 14, 1925 in Tulsa, OK
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1946
Final Game: September 1, 1958
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 21 SLB AL 12 39 35 4 13 3 0 0 5 1 0 3 5 .371 .436 .457 .893 145 16 0 1 0 2
1947 22 SLB AL 96 312 274 17 43 5 2 6 27 0 0 35 48 .157 .255 .255 .510 41 70 4 1 2 2
1948 23 SLB AL 107 381 335 35 86 12 1 14 46 0 0 39 50 .257 .334 .424 .758 99 142 16 0 7 *2
1949 24 SLB AL 97 330 278 28 81 11 0 10 39 0 1 49 32 .291 .399 .439 .838 118 122 10 1 2 2
1950 25 SLB AL 84 250 222 24 59 6 0 8 34 0 1 26 32 .266 .343 .401 .744 87 89 7 0 2 2
1951 26 TOT AL 87 285 249 23 48 8 0 4 33 0 0 31 42 .193 .285 .273 .558 47 68 12 1 4 2
1951 26 SLB AL 16 53 47 5 8 2 0 1 7 0 0 6 8 .170 .264 .277 .541 45 13 3 0 0 2
1951 26 BOS AL 71 232 202 18 40 6 0 3 26 0 0 25 34 .198 .289 .272 .562 47 55 9 1 4 2
1952 27 SLB AL 52 135 118 11 29 3 0 3 12 0 1 15 13 .246 .331 .347 .678 87 41 6 0 2 2
1953 28 SLB AL 78 259 239 21 66 14 1 2 28 0 1 18 31 .276 .329 .368 .698 87 88 10 1 1 2
1954 29 BAL AL 50 141 126 7 31 3 0 0 5 0 0 14 16 .246 .321 .270 .591 70 34 3 0 1 0 2
1955 30 TOT AL 61 131 115 10 34 3 0 4 13 0 1 13 14 .296 .372 .426 .798 117 49 1 1 2 0 2 2
1955 30 BAL AL 29 63 56 5 19 1 0 2 6 0 1 7 4 .339 .413 .464 .877 145 26 1 0 0 0 1 2
1955 30 CHW AL 32 68 59 5 15 2 0 2 7 0 0 6 10 .254 .333 .390 .723 92 23 0 1 2 0 1 2
1956 31 CHW AL 56 147 127 20 31 4 0 10 22 0 0 18 15 .244 .338 .512 .850 121 65 7 0 2 0 0 2
1957 32 CHW AL 42 137 115 10 31 3 0 2 12 0 0 20 18 .270 .375 .348 .723 99 40 4 0 1 1 1 2
1958 33 CHW AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 52 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Seasons 824 2549 2234 210 552 75 4 63 276 1 5 282 316 .247 .333 .369 .702 87 824 80 6 26 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 501 439 41 109 15 1 12 54 0 1 55 62 .247 .333 .369 .702 87 162 16 1 5
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BAL (10 yrs) 621 1963 1730 157 435 60 4 46 209 1 5 212 239 .251 .335 .371 .705 88 641 60 4 17 0 1
CHW (4 yrs) 132 354 302 35 77 9 0 14 41 0 0 45 43 .255 .352 .424 .776 107 128 11 1 5 1 2
BOS (1 yr) 71 232 202 18 40 6 0 3 26 0 0 25 34 .198 .289 .272 .562 47 55 9 1 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1946 SLB AL 21 C 12 62 55 5 2 1 .968 5.00 .982 4.79 0
1947 SLB AL 22 C 96 412 362 43 7 6 .983 4.22 .985 4.30 6
1948 SLB AL 23 C 103 414 357 52 5 8 .988 3.97 .986 4.08 4
1949 SLB AL 24 C 83 334 283 41 10 9 .970 3.90 .985 4.10 4
1950 SLB AL 25 C 60 234 204 20 10 4 .957 3.73 .985 4.21 6
1951 TOT AL 26 C 81 378 335 36 7 5 .981 4.58 .982 4.40 6
1951 SLB AL 26 C 12 60 50 8 2 1 .967 4.83 .982 4.40 0
1951 BOS AL 26 C 69 318 285 28 5 4 .984 4.54 .982 4.40 6
1952 SLB AL 27 C 39 141 118 17 6 3 .957 3.46 .985 4.70 3
1953 SLB AL 28 C 71 324 296 21 7 4 .978 4.46 .985 4.44 4
1954 BAL AL 29 C 38 31 284.0 180 159 16 5 4 .972 -1.0 -4.2 -1 5.55 4.61 .986 5.40 4.76 2 5 10 7 41%
1955 TOT AL 30 C 49 25 269.0 167 156 10 1 5 .994 -4.0 -17.8 -4 5.55 3.39 .987 5.58 4.73 3 11 18 7 28%
1955 BAL AL 30 C 17 12 106.0 71 66 5 0 4 1.000 -2.0 -22.6 -2 6.03 4.18 .987 5.58 4.73 2 7 11 5 31%
1955 CHW AL 30 C 32 13 163.0 96 90 5 1 1 .990 -2.0 -14.7 -2 5.25 2.97 .987 5.58 4.73 1 4 7 2 22%
1956 CHW AL 31 C 49 30 303.0 160 149 10 1 1 .994 -3.0 -11.9 -3 4.72 3.24 .988 5.91 5.02 4 10 11 4 27%
1957 CHW AL 32 C 39 34 292.0 149 138 8 3 2 .980 -3.0 -12.3 -3 4.50 3.74 .991 5.92 5.11 3 4 7 1 13%
12 Seasons C 720 120 1148.0 2955 2612 279 64 52 .978 -11.0 -11.5 -11 22.66 4.02 .985 5.71 4.44 45 30 46 19 29%
13 Seasons TOT 720 120 1148.0 2955 2612 279 64 52 .978 -11.0 -11.5 -11 22.66 4.02 .964 5.71 4.44 45 30 46 19 29%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1946 AL--born 1925-05-14--6th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

Before 1943 Season: Sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Athletics in an unknown transaction.

Before 1945 Season: Returned to Elmira (Eastern) by the Philadelphia Athletics after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1945 Season: Obtained by the St. Louis Browns from Elmira (Eastern) as part of a minor league working agreement.

May 17, 1951: Traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later, Matt Batts, Jim Suchecki and $100,000. The Boston Red Sox sent Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade.

November 28, 1951: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Tom Wright to the St. Louis Browns for Gus Niarhos and Ken Wood.

June 6, 1955: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Harry Dorish.

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